St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-23

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parents of Jessie are dead, but her
grandfather, to whom she and her sister
are co-heireSseS, lives in Ayrshire, Scot
land, and is very wealthy. Angus Nc
COrckle, the father, married beautiful
American girl in New York, who was
considered Beneath him in rank. Angus
fiOated around the Eastern states here
and there. assisted by his friends, try
ing now and then to obtain recOncilia-
ton with his father, but always unSuc-
cessfully. Angus died about ten years
ago, and his wife. soon followed him to
the grave, leaving two daughters. both
clever and pretty, but Jessie remark
ably so. Many people who knew Mr..
McCOrckle in his lifetime took
AN INTEREST IN THE ORPHANS.
Their case was represented to the old
gentleman who, on his part, although
refusing to receive them as the lawful
children of his son, sent the monetary
assistance, and it is said, promised to
acknowledge them if it could be proved
to his satisfaction they were his legal
heirs. Unfortunately registrations and
documents connected with marriages
generally are not the same here as in
Scotland, and in some states are alto
gether dispensed with. Mr.. McCOrckle
is now old; he lives with his house
keeper in his family mansion, and while
the girls friends in New York and
Brooklyn are making every effort
to discover the marriage contract,
which they have no doubt was en-
tered into, the Scottish laird may die at
any moment and Jessie's cousins then
enter into possession, which is nine
points of law. Jessie was placed in the
Phoebe mission four years ago, being
then about thirteen. After short time
she was transferred to house on
Brooklyn Heights as companion to a
young lady. 1t was here she attracted
attention. Becoming a confirmed tiirt,
Jessie was sent back to the Phoebe mis-
sion, through the influence of whose
managers she obtained years educa-
ton. She was then taken in charge by
Rev. P. Hibbard, rector of the Holy
Trinity church, Jersey City, who
treated her as a daughter at his house
on PavOnia avenue.
HERE HER MAGNETIC POWER
drew all hearts toward her, and she be-
came as popular as she had been on
Brooklyn Heights. The good rector
soon learned that his charge used often
to be at the shrine of terpSichOre when
she should be in bed, and one fine moon
light night she was caught in the act of
jumping from a ladder of ropes into the
arms of a young physician of local fame
She was next placed under the care of
Sister Alice, of Christ hospital, Jersey
City, but after few days escaped from
there. Her history since then is mo-
nO:OnOuS. She was once mere trans
ferred to the Phoebe mission, once more
sent out to place, and once more en-
the love of the local young bloOdS and
loving them with her whole heart in
turn. While Christ hospital slumbered
JESSIE WALKED ABROAD
in her beauty, like the night, and sister
Alice was almost driven crazy. She ap-
piled to Chief Murphy few days ago.
He prevailed upon Jessie to 90 once
more to the Phoebe mission, in Brook
Iyn, where she could play the piano and
have ladies of education and refinement
to converse with. The Jersey City
chief, however, noticed laughing little
demon in the corner of JesSie's eye as
she gave her consent, and advised sis
ter Alice to search her, which she did,
herself and thanking her for her great
kindness, and the other directed to a
friend in which she confessed
to having got into trouble with
one of her numerous admirers. She was
removed to the Phoebe mission Tuesday,
and she is there now. Said Miss
Latham, who is in charge of the mis-
sion, yesterday: 1.-THE girl possesses
singular powers of fascination, which
she eXerts to the detriment of her vic
tins. l believe she has genius of high
order and may be reclaimed under
proper discipline. She is undoubtedly
co-heiress with her sister to the estates
of her grandfather. Such a girl is ca
pable of doing great deal of evil. She
has generous nature, but she is eccen-
trio almost to insanity. | suppose it
might be called the eccentricity of gen.
ius."
''What will you do with her?"